Tesla Model S Drag Races: Noisy Or Very Quiet, Your Choice (Videos)

By Stephen Edelstein 101 views Jan 31, 2014 Reddit This! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter If you're looking for a car to take drag racing, you might want to consider a Tesla Model S electric sedan. Drag Times posted the video above of a race between a 2013 Tesla Model S P85 and a 2014 Corvette equipped with the Z51 performance package, which took place at Palm Beach International Raceway. An electric luxury sedan and a V-8 sports car seem like an odd match, but the Model S is hardly a slouch. According to Tesla, the Model S P85--equipped with the larger 85-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack plus a few other upgrades--develops 416 horsepower, and will do 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds. The Corvette's 6.2-liter gasoline V-8 is rated at 455 hp--or 460 hp with the optional performance exhaust--and Z51-equipped cars can make the run to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. The car facing of...